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The Chicago Cubs are bidding to win a road series for the first time this season when they visit the San Diego Padres on Sunday in the finale of a four-game set. Chicago edged the Padres 3-2 on Saturday to win for the second time in three games and improve to 8-16 on the road this season. The Cubs are 0-6-2 in road series and hoping to get that elusive first series victory against San Diego, which has lost five of its last six games. The Padres had three hits Saturday after erupting for a season-high 11 runs one night earlier.

Padres 4, Cubs 3: Carlos Quentin delivered a tiebreaking pinch-hit single in a four-run sixth-inning uprising as host San Diego earned a four-game split with Chicago. Ian Kennedy (3-6) allowed one run and two hits in six innings for the Padres. The right-hander struck out six and walked two to win for only the second time in his last seven decisions. Huston Street had a shaky ninth inning before posting his 14th consecutive save. Street walked Anthony Rizzo on four pitches to begin his first outing since May 17 and Starlin Castro followed with a two-run blast to left-center field before he settled down and retired the next three hitters.

Quentin, Padres top Cubs SAN DIEGO -- Carlos Quentin warmed up for a return to the starting lineup by staying perfect in his new role Sunday afternoon. Quentin's two-out, pinch-hit single in the sixth inning Sunday led the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs and a split of their four-game series. Quentin, who has been out of the starting lineup since last Sunday, hit a pair of two-run homers in his two previous pinch-hitter appearances this season, the most recent coming Saturday night against the Cubs.

SAN DIEGO -- Left-hander Travis Wood was in control on the mound and at the plate for seven innings Saturday night. Wood allowed two hits until Padres pinch-hitter Carlos Quentin crushed a two-run home run with one out in the eighth, but the Chicago Cubs still held on for a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. At the plate, the Padres found out the hard way that Wood is a good hitter, as Wood delivered a single to score Nate Schierholtz and cap a two-run rally in the sixth.

(Updated: ADDS pitcher records) Padres-Reds, ppd.: The contest between San Diego and host Cincinnati was postponed due to rain. The postponed game was rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Thursday. The first game will start at 12:35 p.m. ET and the nightcap is slated for 6:10 p.m. ET. Scheduled Wednesday starters Ian Kennedy (2-4) of the Padres and Johnny Cueto (3-2) of the Reds are expected to start the first game. San Diegoâs Tyson Ross (4-3) and Cincinnatiâs Alfredo Simon (4-2)

A second consecutive strong pitching duel is on tap when San Diegoâs Ian Kennedy and Cincinnatiâs Johnny Cueto square off in Wednesdayâs contest, the second of three games between the Padres and host Reds. Kennedy struck out a season-best 12 in seven innings in a no-decision in his last turn while Cueto hasnât allowed more than two runs or five hits in any of his eight starts and leads the majors in ERA. San Diego prevailed 2-1 in the opener on Chase Headleyâs ninth-inning homer.

Smith, Padres bust out in win over Marlins SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Padres manager Bud Black didn't want to talk about the hitting of left fielder Seth Smith after Saturday night's 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins at Petco Park. "I don't want to talk about it either," the 31-year-old Smith joked after driving in four runs while falling a single shy of the first cycle in Padres history. "But it feels great to be part of what's happened the past couple of nights. " What happened is that the Padres bats finally came alive the past two nights, getting 19 runs on 26 hits after scoring only 92 runs in the season's first 36 games while hitting a major league-worst .216 as a team.

(Updated: CHANGES to McGehee in Para 3, Para 4 and Game Notebook ADDS that Marmol was designated for assignment in Para 5) Padres 9, Marlins 3: Red-hot Seth Smith had four RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle and Chase Headley slammed a three-run homer in his return to the lineup to power host San Diego. Smith belted a solo homer to go with an RBI triple and two-run double, Yonder Alonso went 3-for-3 with an RBI and Everth Cabrera had two hits and scored three runs as the Padres pounded Miami for the second straight night.